| March 30, 2009 | Posted By: Trevor Wilson | Category: Creativity |
There’s a fun post up on Employment Digest by David Perry, co-author of Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters. It talks about people Going to Extremes to Land a Job and some of the outlandish tactics they use. They include:
Jacob Share, 33, started an email chain by sending his resume and job search objective to his family and friends. He asked them to send it on to others and offered a monetary prize in the amount of $150 to the person who led him to a job as a Web development manager.
and:
Peggy Greco, 53, printed a T-shirt with her Web site and contact information and wears it while riding her bike ride around her neighborhood. Even though she hasn’t gotten a job yet, Greco says she has gotten a few calls so far – and lost about five pounds.
I really like this technique, especially for New Grads looking for Entry Level Jobs. It’s a way to channel both your energy and creativity in order to stand out from the crowd.
This strategy is not without its risks. Some companies are not interested in “creative” approaches to job hunting (it undermines their ability to compare apples to apples), but at the end of the day, if the traditional approach isn’t getting it done, why not try something different?
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